A Study on the Implementation of Multicultural Music Education for 4th graders in Elementary School to Promote Cultural Diversity(Action research)

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to design and apply a multicultural music class program to promote cultural diversity in recognition of the importance of inclusive education for students who will live in the era of diversity and present it as an example of multicultural music education based on integrated music education activities. Methods: As a qualitative study, this study conducted project-based classes for 24 students (12 males and 12 females) in a class in the 4th grade of elementary school in Seoul, and it was conducted over a total of 9 months from March to December 23. To improve cultural diversity 12 classes were conducted, and significant changes were collected and analyzed through unstructured questionnaires, teachers’ observation diaries, impressions, and interviews. Results: Through multicultural music classes, ‘diversity, relationship, and universality’, sub-elements of cultural diversity, were enhanced, and cultural diversity could be enhanced through sensory experiences centered on various music activities. Conclusions: In the 2022 revised curriculum general outline, we present the direction of how multicultural education should be applied and carried out in the school field as “a leading person with inclusivity and creativity” and propose the importance of cultural diversity education along with the need for multicultural field research.